Sentence examples for except for small pockets from inspiring English sources

Musa Ibrahim, the government spokesman, has said at news conferences each night for weeks that Misurata was largely under government control, except for small "pockets of violence".

Except for small pockets of foreign tourists, the current exhibition of still lifes by the 18th-century Spanish painter Luis Menéndez at the Prado Museum was largely empty as was the Starbucks coffee shop next to the nearby Palace Hotel.

A big, rowdy crowd is almost entirely against them, except for the small pockets of Northwestern graduates who feel allegiance to the Englishman Luke Donald, a fellow Wildcat.

The fans, except for the small pockets of blue-clad Uruguay supporters in the crowd of 84,017, booed Forlan before he calmly sent the first kick past Richard Kingson.

Lakes turn into skating rinks, hiking paths are reborn as cross-country skiing trails, and Jasper's legendary backcountry is rendered all but inaccessible, except for one small pocket in the Tonquin Valley.

More importantly, Claire says, it covered their panoply of medical bills except for small out-of-pocket expenses here and there.

"I doubt that it will be adopted in Israel, except maybe in very small pockets.

The crafty viewer can hang back or speed ahead to find small pockets empty except for communing with Leonardo.

Most exercise gear has small pockets for this very reason.

Look for small, plain pockets.

But some see these relatively small pockets of black affluence as seeds for future success.